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Dean’s Restaurant serves inexpensive, made-from-scratch Southern food

Posted at 1:14 pm September 18, 2012
By John Huotari 4 Comments

Dean's Restaurant and Bakery

Officials, volunteers, and business owners celebrate the opening of Dean’s Bakery and Restaurant in Jackson Square during a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The owners of a new restaurant in Jackson Square serve made-from-scratch Southern food, and their meals cost $10 or less.

“It’s good, inexpensive fresh food,” said head chef and co-owner Dean Russell.

Dean’s Restaurant and Bakery opened June 11. It serves such food as fried catfish, turkey and dressing, Big Barney turkey club sandwiches, chicken and dumplings, pot roasts, country-fried steak, fresh vegetables, and steaks on weekends.

They also have a bakery that features such items as fried pies.

About 250 to 500 diners eat at the restaurant each day.

“It’s a big hit,” co-owner Lynn Randolph said during a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony. “We’re growing every day.”

Russell said the restaurant uses no canned or frozen products. Dean’s doesn’t serve beer or wine, but diners can bring their own.

Russell and Randolph are married, and they previously co-owned the Flatwater Grill and Bleu Hound Grille in Oak Ridge, the Hardwood Grill in Florida, and Hiwassee Grille in Cleveland, Tenn.

They sold their last restaurant, the Flatwater Grill, in August 2011, after operating it for five years.

Dean’s Restaurant and Bakery is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and closed on Sundays.

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Dean Russell, Dean's Restaurant and Bakery, Lynn Randolph

Comments

  1. Susie Williams Taylor says

    September 18, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    Will have to try this restaurant while in town for the Class of 1962 50th Reunion, Oct.5th & 6th. Most of us will be in on the 4th. Sooo happy Deans has been successful~~~

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    • John Huotari says

      September 18, 2012 at 8:26 pm

      I enjoyed their food. Very tasty.

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  2. Peggy Tiner says

    September 18, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    I have only had lunch there once, but I will be back. The food was great and the prices were very reasonable for such good food. Didn’t see the fried pies, but will be sure to look for them next visit.

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  3. Sarah Johnson says

    September 19, 2012 at 8:11 am

    I ate here the other day and loved it! I grew up in south Alabama and Georgia where my family were awesome southern cooks and I think that Dean’s nailed the southern food (even the pimento and cheese was made right something almost unheard of up here in TN ;)) I was so happy to see that there were real mashed potatoes. I think if you serve instant mashed potatoes you should just go ahead and close your restaurant down 🙂

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